diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
index 8c385761b2..81d77663e9 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
@@ -1503,9 +1503,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                         // If the playlist doesn't already exist, startup ffmpeg
                         try
                         {
-                            // Delete old HLS files when segment deletion is active since ffmpeg doesn't clean them up by itself
-                            var deleteFiles = _encodingOptions.EnableThrottling && _encodingOptions.EnableSegmentDeletion;
-                            await _transcodingJobHelper.KillTranscodingJobs(streamingRequest.DeviceId, streamingRequest.PlaySessionId, _ => deleteFiles)
+                            await _transcodingJobHelper.KillTranscodingJobs(streamingRequest.DeviceId, streamingRequest.PlaySessionId, p => false)
                                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                             if (currentTranscodingIndex.HasValue)